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Russian spying has ‘calmed down’, says Swiss foreign minister

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, and Switzerland s Federal Councillor and Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis

This content was published on Nov 28, 2018 Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis met his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in Geneva on Wednesday for a working lunch.

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Switzerland ready to host Afghanistan peace talks

This content was published on Nov 28, 2018 “After 17 years of war that produced only losers, the time has come for dialogue. The time has come for a political solution. Switzerland is ready to host any round of talks if requested,” he said. Tens of thousands of civilians have been killed and wounded in Afghanistan since the war started in 2001. The…

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Why is Bern the capital city of Switzerland?

This content was published on Nov 28, 2018 Many people are surprised when they hear that little Bern is the Swiss capital. Wouldn't industrial Zurich or international Geneva be more logical?

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Geneva shelves e-voting platform on cost grounds

This content was published on Nov 28, 2018 A recent test by hackers found security vulnerabilities in the Geneva system, but according to RTS this was not the reason for the cantonal authorities wanting to ditch its e-voting platform. The RTS report on Wednesday said the authorities did not want to continue investing in revising and improving the system which had cost CHF2…

Geneva minister Pierre Maudet at a meeting in Geneva

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Online petition calls for Geneva minister Pierre Maudet to resign

This content was published on Nov 27, 2018 Several thousand people have signed an online petition in Switzerland calling for the resignation of Geneva minister Pierre Maudet

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Swiss hope for a new EU deal in 2019

This content was published on Nov 27, 2018 With negotiations at a standstill, Switzerland is aiming for next year for a new treaty outlining relations with the European Union.

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Swiss economics minister ‘will not accept EU diktat’

This content was published on Nov 26, 2018 Johann Schneider-Ammann has said that he will not bow down to EU pressure to conclude a framework agreement by the end of the year.

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Expat Swiss clearly reject ‘Swiss law first’ initiative

This content was published on Nov 26, 2018 Swiss citizens living abroad came out very strongly against a proposal to put the Swiss constitution above international law.

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Vote results: November 25, 2018

This content was published on Nov 25, 2018

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US military funding projects in Swiss universities

This content was published on Nov 24, 2018 Under the Trump Administration, significant amounts of American dollars have been flowing into research projects in the two top Swiss unis.

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